October 16, 2015

"Feministing has done an article on Flirtmoji's recent release of 15 vulva emoji, realistically asymmetrical and in a variety of pleasant colors. Designer Katy McCarthy did an interview on her work on these sexually explicit emoji and the necessity of inclusivity."

Here's the interview with McCarthy, going into the depth of why people need sexy emoji:

What’s really beautiful about sex, and emoji, is that sex is really playful and also really difficult. And at the core of good sex is good communication. So to that end, I think that whatever it takes for you to be able to communicate what you want or need, or what you don’t want and don’t need is fine... I think with sex there are things that are really hard to say and hard to ask for, and that’s such a beautiful window to be able to provide someone with language....

"What I'm saying is that some people aren't that good with language and emojis fill a need for them. Those people are also poorly served by complicating the language skill required to engage in sex."

So would you suggest the use of Emoji Flash Cards(tm) during sex?

In a serious note, I suppose emojis could "fill a need". But many of the uses I have seen (eg: three hearts, what appears to be a stove, a lightning bolt, a sad face and a tree) doesn't fill a need with anything approaching clarity.